Thieves take van filled with chickens

Police are still searching for a man who made off after abandoning a stolen van full of live chickens. The white Peugeot was stolen from a farm in Exebridge, Dulverton, after the owner saw a man drive off in it at around 8.30am on Sunday, March 9. Police officers carried out a search of the area but the van was not found. On Tuesday morning a member of the public reported a sighting of the vehicle abandoned at the Bampton Recreation Ground.